Dan Orlovsky completed 11 of 17 passes for 82 yards and one touchdown in Week 15 against the Titans.

Dan Orlovsky completed 17-of-37 passes for 136 yards, one touchdown, and one interception as the Colts were thumped by the Ravens 24-10 in Week 14. The Colts are now 0-13. Orlovsky was brutal in the face of a relentless Ravens pass rush that was dialed up after Baltimore jumped out to an early two-score lead. None of Orlovsky's receivers cleared 50 yards on the day, and he took four sacks, also fumbling three times. Orlovsky figures to struggle again when the Colts face the Titans' underrated pass defense in Week 15.

Dan Orlovsky completed 30-of-37 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's loss to the Patriots. He added an interception in the fourth quarter on a pass intended for Austin Collie. Orlovsky completed the majority of his passes in the second half when the game was decidedly lost, but was more effective than his predecessor in Curtis Painter and connected with Pierre Garcon on two scoring plays late in the game. He'll continue to serve as the Colts starting quarterback in Week 14 at Baltimore.

Updating a previous item, coach Jim Caldwell has named Dan Orlovsky the Colts' starting quarterback for Week 13 against the Patriots. Caldwell changed his mind -- or, more likely, had it changed for him -- after suggesting Monday that Curtis Painter would remain the starter. On the same day that DC Larry Coyer was fired, the Colts are doing quite a bit of house-cleaning. Orlovsky has plenty of experience at the helm of a winless team from his stint with the Lions in 2008. Even with Painter's nine turnovers to one touchdown over the past five games, Orlovsky isn't much of an upgrade.

ESPN's Paul Kuharsky expects the Colts to name a Week 12 quarterback Wednesday. The simple fact that the 0-10 Colts are debating between Curtis Painter and Dan Orlovsky shows how messy their season has gotten. Local beat writers have been pushing for Orlovsky -- who was part of the Lions 0-16 team in 2008 -- to get a chance. Regardless, the Colts should go extremely run-heavy against the Panthers laughable run defense this week.

Ex-Colts QB Dan Orlovsky was one of 14 street free agents to participate in a workout with the Jaguars on Tuesday. Former Bengals QB Dan LeFevour and oft-injured QB/WR Isaiah Stanback were also on hand for the workout. The Jags are likely just building their emergency list during the bye week.

Colts re-signed QB Dan Orlovsky. The Colts also worked out Brodie Croyle, but Orlovsky had the experience edge after spending training camp with the team. A third quarterback was needed for insurance with Kerry Collins coming off a concussion against the Steelers in Week 3. We're tentatively expecting Curtis Painter to start against the Bucs.

Colts released QB Dan Orlovsky, TE Michael Matthews, and WR Taj Smith. The Colts are rolling with three quarterbacks to open the year: Kerry Collins, Curtis Painter (who gets one last breath), and Peyton Manning. Orlovsky lost out directly to Painter, which has to hurt. Matthews was a blocking tight end prospect. Smith is always good in Colts preseasons, but never makes the cut.

Colts signed QB Dan Orlovsky, formerly of the Texans. We had the report of this transaction on Saturday, but never made it official. Orlovsky, who turns 28 in two weeks, is 0-7 in seven career starts with a 55.1 completion rate and 8:8 touchdown-to-interception ratio. He's a competitor, but lacks even No. 2-caliber quarterback talent. Orlovsky will compete with Curtis Painter to be Peyton Manning's clipboard holder.

According to the Houston Chronicle's John McClain, free agent QB Dan Orlovsky is expected to sign with the Colts. Orlovsky was cut loose by the Texans on Friday in a move that became inevitable after Matt Leinart was re-signed. He should have a real shot at unseating Curtis Painter as Peyton Manning's primary backup.